allay (verb) - to calm, alleviate, or put to rest [uh-ley]
BREAKDOWN: A- (down, aside) + LAY- (place or lie down)
allay as a noun describes a remedy or relief
“Friendship is the allay of our sorrows, the ease of our passions, the discharge of our oppressions, the sanctuary to our calamities, the counselor of our doubts, the clarity of our minds.” —Jeremy Taylor
